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Yep.

Saw several.

Including a HORIZONTAL vortex that was happily gutting a house trailer.

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Understanding the science behind them is cool, though. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwoghxwETng

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_whirl

 

Calamity (Retired fire geek) Kris

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They are pretty awesome looking, so long as it's not your house or a friends. Sorry about your experience Pat. At that age it must of been quite traumatic.

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4 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said:

Is there a Game of Thrones dragon on the end of that funnel????

 

 

LL

Ah, see, now dragons. THAT would be cool...or HOT! Either way it would be a sight to behold. :D

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4 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:

They are pretty awesome looking, so long as it's not your house or a friends. Sorry about your experience Pat. At that age it must of been quite traumatic.

 

4 hours ago, Calamity Kris said:

Very sorry you had to experience that, Pat.  I'm sure that was quite traumatic.

 

We moved around a lot when I was a kid. I thought we had finally settled down and the house caught fire. The landlord put a penny under one of the fuses for an electric stove. We lost nearly everything.

 

But, like Kris, I am also fascinated by fire and thermal dynamics. Fire has no bias. It’s purely a chemical reaction. 

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1 hour ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

 

 

We moved around a lot when I was a kid. I thought we had finally settled down and the house caught fire. The landlord put a penny under one of the fuses for an electric stove. We lost nearly everything.

 

But, like Kris, I am also fascinated by fire and thermal dynamics. Fire has no bias. It’s purely a chemical reaction. 

Working in maintenance I saw a few dumb things done when fuses blew.

 

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